1 Farthing - Henry II Short Cross type, class 1a

€1.00
IssuerEngland
Year1180
TypeStandard circulation coin
Value1 Farthing (1⁄960)
CurrencyPound sterling (1158-1970)
CompositionSilver
Weight0.28 g
Dimensions10 mm
Thickness
Shape and TechniqueQuarter circle
Hammered
OrientationVariable alignment ↺
Engraver(s)
In circulation to
Reference(s)
Obverse descriptionQuarter of legend around crowned facing bust, holding sceptre.
Obverse scriptLatin
Obverse letteringҺENRICVS RE X
(Translation: King Henry)
Reverse descriptionQuarter of legend (moneyer and mint) around voided cross, with four pellets in angles.
Reverse scriptLatin
Reverse lettering
Edge
Mint
MintageND (1180)  - Pieres of London -
ND (1180)  - Willelm of Northampton -
Catalog ID9139455380
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